http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/elisabeth-hasselbeck-benghazi-nfl-fox_n_5831230.html

On Tuesday, we got some hard data about just how obsessed Fox News is with Benghazi — not that we needed much proof.

Right on cue, "Fox & Friends" host Elisabeth Hasselbeck threw another log on that fire, drawing Benghazi into the story of the NFL's domestic violence scandal:

WASHINGTON -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal -- a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 -- declined on Tuesday to criticize or even comment directly on the latest controversial remarks of "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson.

The patriarch of one of America's biggest cable television shows is a constituent of Jindal, and Robertson suggested last week that sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV are God's punishment for "immorality."

"If you just look at the physiological downside to immorality," Robertson said in a radio interview with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. "I mean, a great question to ask is ... do you think that it's a coincidence that all of these debilitating -- and, literally, it can cause death -- diseases follow that kind of conduct. God says, 'One woman, one man' and everybody says, 'Oh that's old hat. That's that old Bible stuff.'"

"And I'm thinking, 'Well, let's see now, a clean, disease-free guy and a disease-free woman they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them, they're not gonna get chlamydia and gonorrhea and syphilis and AIDS.' It's safe. Now, to me, either it's the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct or it's God saying there's a penalty for that kind of conduct. I'm leaning towards there's a penalty toward it," he said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/bobby-jindal-phil-robertson_n_5829716.html

Catholic Group Protests 16-Year-Old’s Doughnut Shop



Tiana Ramos' Naughty Girls Donut Shop sells gourmet doughnuts like this s'mores-flavored one.

http://www.thedailymeal.com/naughty-girls-doughnut-shop-protested-catholic-group/91314

An entrepreneurial teenager in Virginia was surprised when her gourmet doughnut shop provoked outrage from a local conservative group who accused her of promoting promiscuity.

According to Mommyish, Tiana Ramos started Naughty Girls Doughnut Shop in Front Royal, Va., when she was just 16 years old. The restaurant has a rockabilly theme, with pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page on the walls, and the logo features a 1940s-style pin-up girl drawing. But the shop’s name and aesthetic irked some locals, and within a week of the store opening someone drove by and threw garbage at the door.

“They literally threw trash at the door and said, ‘Naughty girls burn in hell,’” said Tiana’s mother, Natalie Ramos. “I started bawling, right there.”

A self-styled “Conservative Alliance” in the town has threatened a boycott, and some people have been posting negative reviews on Yelp that accused the staff of looking like “hussies.”

An alcohol-fueled brawl allegedly broke out at a snowmobile party in Alaska involving several members of the Palin family. According to witnesses, Track Palin, the 25-year-old son of the former governor, got into a fistfight with a man who bloggers have suggested may have dated his sister, 20-year-old Willow Palin.

The owner of the house where the party took place, Chris Olds, is claiming that Bristol Palin struck him several times after he got involved in the dispute.

Anchorage Police Department's communications director Jennifer Castro confirmed to TheWrap that the incident occurred on Sept. 6 and that members of the Palin family were present.

“Police responded to a report of a verbal and physical altercation taking place between multiple subjects outside of a residence,” Castro explained.

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/palin-family-brawl-under-investigation-anchorage-police-193200430.html

PSA: Olive Garden Says You Can't Share Or Sell Your Pasta Pass
The Huffington Post | By Emily Thomas

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/olive-garden-pasta-pass-ebay_n_5807028.html

Olive Garden’s sold out, seven-week-long unlimited pasta pass promotion just hit its first big hump -- if eating Olive Garden for nearly two months wasn't already considered an obstacle.

After all 1,000 of the company's limited edition, $100 "Never Ending Pasta Passes" were sold within hours on Monday, dozens of lucky pass-holders decided to capitalize by turning to eBay.

There's just one big problemo: Olive Garden says the passes are “non-transferable and may not be re-sold."

As of Thursday afternoon, 48 passes were up for auction on eBay, many listed at prices between $150-500. Fortunately for those who already purchased a pass on the secondary market, Olive Garden says it’s willing to be flexible to ensure pasta-lovers aren't turned away.

Glenn Cornick, Original Jethro Tull Bassist, Dead at 67

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/glenn-cornick-original-jethro-tull-bassist-dead-at-67-20140830



By Daniel Kreps | August 30, 2014

Glenn Cornick, the original bassist for Jethro Tull, passed away August 29 at his home in Hilo, Hawaii. He was 67. Billboard reports that Cornick died of congestive heart failure and had been receiving hospice care recently. Cornick was a founding member of Jethro Tull, appearing on their first three albums before departing the group in 1970.

"It is with great sadness that we learned today of the passing of Glenn Cornick, bass player with Jethro Tull from the band’s inception 1968 until 1970," Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson wrote in his tribute to Cornick on the band's official website. "Glenn was a man of great bonhomie and ready to befriend anyone – especially fellow musicians. Always cheerful, he brought to the early stage performances of Tull a lively bravado both as a personality and a musician... During the many years since then, Glenn continued to play in various bands and was a frequent guest at Tull fan conventions where he would join in with gusto to rekindle the musical moments of the early repertoire."

While Jethro Tull's revolving door lineups have boasted over 25 members, Cornick was one of the most memorable and impactful. Cornick's tenure with the group started back when they were known as the John Evan Band in the mid-Sixties. That group eventually transformed into the Anderson-led Jethro Tull, with Cornick working on that band's 1968 debut This Was, 1969's Stand Up, and 1970's Benefit and contributing the memorable bass lines to fan favorite tracks like "A Song for Jeffrey" and "Teacher." The bassist is also seen alongside Anderson – and guitarist Tony Iommi, making his lone Tull appearance – in the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus film.

After parting ways with Jethro Tull during the rehearsals that eventually turned into Aqualung, Cornick started his own group called Wild Turkey. He'd later join the band Paris, a project spearheaded by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch. Cornick was also a regular at Jethro Tull fan conventions and occasionally performed with Tull tribute bands.